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Sesame Street
Alice learns to control her snuffle-blowing
Air date May 11, 1998
Season Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by Josh Selig
Production November 26, 1997
Sponsors G, 17

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Gordon welcomes the viewer in the yard as he plays the Sesame Street Theme on his flute, when he hears a large gust of wind. Gordon finds out (the hard way) that it’s Alice, who blows down Gordon and his sheet music. Snuffy arrives, and explains that Alice is learning how to blow through her snuffle. Gordon recommends that Snuffy be the one to teach her how to control it.
AnnieEyeball.Air
Cartoon Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 2592)
DoesAirMoveThings
Film On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him.
(First: Episode 2876)
WindyMuppets
Muppets Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air."
(First: Episode 2688)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 0357)
ZoeCelina.G
Muppets Zoe spots a group of letters galloping by, and wonders which letter it is. She tells Celina what it looks like, and Celina says it's the letter G.
(First: Episode 3377)
3977u
Film G for go, girls, guitar, goldfish etc.
(First: Episode 3269)
Boyflowers
Cartoon A boy's friends bring him flowers to cheer him up, not knowing that he's allergic to them.
(First: Episode 1524)
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SCENE 2 At the park, Snuffy gives Alice her first lesson: pointing her snuffle towards her front. Since she doesn’t know how (she keeps pointing her other body parts out), Snuffy demonstrates what a snuffle is. Alice gets it, but then turns around and points her snuffle in the wrong direction.
Dancewithtiger
Cartoon "Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger.
Artist: Karen Aqua
(First: Episode 3387)
YouTickleMe
Muppets Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, Telly, Baby Bear, Herry Monster and Frazzle sing "You Tickle Me."
(First: Episode 3744)
ToonABClunchbox
Cartoon A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0449)
Song.Somethingsarelittle
Song "Some Things Are Little, Some Things Are Big"
(First: Episode 3537)
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Cartoon The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3208)
BBMiles.violin

Nadja
Celebrity Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg spots Big Bird and Miles looking sad, and interprets how they feel by playing the violin. When she finishes playing, she reveals that she has the baseball they lost.
(First: Episode 3580)
3957e
Animation Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
(First: Episode 2864)
Dogs.PBJ
Film Wegman's dogs make their own peanut butter and jelly.
(First: Episode 3749)
ErnieHumming
Muppets Ernie & Bert — In order not to disturb Bert while reading, Ernie wears headphones to listen to the radio. Now Bert can't hear anything... except Ernie singing along very loudly.
(First: Episode 3193)
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Film Kids play loud and soft notes on the Shpritzer.
(First: Episode 3428)
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SCENE 3 Alice is still turned the wrong way, so Snuffy teaches her the difference between “front” and “back” by turning around. Alice picks up on it, but she begins blowing her snuffle out of control, and knocks down a penguin in her path!
LuxoJr.frontback
Animation Luxo Jr. displays its front and back, eventually getting exhausted.
(First: Episode 3279)
Cluckaroundtheclock
Muppets Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock."
(First: Episode 2817)
Fish-G
Cartoon Fish form G and g.
(First: Episode 3112)
3977s
Film Kids on a jungle safari spot an ornate G swing through the trees.
(First: Episode 3498)
Gchant
Animation G / g Gregorian chant
(First: Episode 3328)
3142w
Song Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
(First: Episode 2876)
Biggestshoes
Cartoon A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. (new music added)
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0252)
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SCENE 4 Carlo has noticed that Alice has been blowing leaves around the park, and Snuffy tells him what he’s been trying to teach her, and that he’s giving up; she’s getting on his nerves. Carlo encourages him to keep trying, and Snuffy has two kids, including Lexine, bring a pinwheel. Snuffy uses the pinwheel to demonstrate the “point-and-blow” method. Alice does the same, and gets her blowing right! Snuffy remarks, “You go, girl!”
Ah-ah-choo
Cartoon "Big Sneeze" - a man destroys everything in his path when he sneezes.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1579)
ElmoGrover.mailbox
Muppets Elmo watches as Grover tries to demonstrate next to with a wily mailbox which keeps moving away from Grover. When they can't catch it, Elmo points out that he and Grover are next to each other.
AnimalFootsteps
Cartoon An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps.
Artist: Karen Aqua
(First: Episode 2794)
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Film Kid mural painting #17
(First: Episode 3639)
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Muppets Worms in Space
The worms form the number 17.
3816zd
Cartoon Number creatures 17
(First: Episode 2745)
WhatDoTheyDo
Song Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?"
(First: Episode 3312)
PurpleBucket
Cartoon "I Have a Purple Bucket"
(First: Episode 3467)
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SCENE 5 Back at the Arbor, Snuffy and Alice show Gordon what Alice has learned. Alice demonstrates by blowing Gordon’s sheet music away, but not by accident; this time, she meant to do it. Snuffy offers to pick the music back up, and announces the sponsors, which Alice blows away.
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SCENE 5
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Snuffy also mentions that Slimey’s spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street. Alice spies the penguin again, and aims her snuffle to blow him down.
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COMING SOON Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo recalls a time when he and Slimey danced with each other.


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